Florida State · L 17-34
No catches.
Western Kentucky · W 34-13
No catches.
Jacksonville State · L 0-24
2 catches, 12 yards
The other 5 games average 39 yards. This one was 27 below.
Williams has catches in 6 of New Mexico State’s 8 games: none against Florida State and Western Kentucky.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“AJ Williams is one inch shorter than Brody Malone-Bradford at 6’5”
New Mexico State fan, r/CFB game thread · at Sam Houston, Oct 21
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 receiving yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
AJ Williams
Arrived at New Mexico State from Mary Hardin-Baylor. One game to point at: 54 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Hawai'i — Week 2, 2026.
207 receiving yards · 14 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Jacksonville State on Oct. 28: 2 catches for 12 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 14 catches for 207 yards. New Mexico State has thrown to him 25 times in 175 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico State | 14 | 207 | 14.8 | 2 | 40 |
| Career | 14 | 207 | 14.8 | 2 | 40 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico State | 1 | −5 |
| Career | 1 | −5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 12 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-14vs Mercyhurst | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-29@ Hawai'i | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 40 | Season-high 54 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 18-42vs New Mexico | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-22@ Florida International | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 32 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-24@ Sam Houston | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 2 | 27 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 9 | L 0-24vs Jacksonville State | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 14 | 207 | 14.8 | 2 | 40 |
Week 8 · 2026
W 30-24
at Sam Houston
3 rec · 52 yds · 2 TD
A close one, won by 6 on the road.
With B. Richter — 41.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20 · J. Jones — 178 rush yds (27 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
426th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
3214% of team targetsCatch rate
53%17 of 32 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
53% catch rate on 32 targets · 14% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 23.0 | 9.9 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 46.0 | 22.4 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 35.8 | 18.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 32.0 | 11.7 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
48.3%
243 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
62.9
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
